[00:00:09] >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THE TIME IS NOW 2:09 P.M. AND THE ZONING MEETING WILL BE CALLED TO ORDER. MADAME CLERK, PLEASE CALL ROLL. [Public Hearing and Consideration of the following Adoption and Amendments of the Neighborhood, Community and Perimeter Plans as Components of the Master Plan and Zoning Cases. Plan amendments and Zoning cases presented by John Peterek, Assistant City Manager; Amin Tohmaz, Director, Development Services unless otherwise noted.  ] WE HAVE QUORUM. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS TO CONTINUE TO THE JUNE 18TH MEETING. WELL, JUST ONE. IS THERE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE ITEM? >> SECOND. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? LOOKS LIKE NO . PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE LISTED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION: ITEMS 5, 6, 8, 9, 10. THE REMAINING ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. DO ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WISH TO PULL AN ITEM FROM CONSENT? MADAME CLERK, IS THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAKER ON CONSENT? ITEMS 7 AND 11 . WE HAVE GREG FERRIS. >> FINGER. MR. FINGER, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> MAYOR PRO TEM, OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL. ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER. I WISH TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION ONE OF YOUR ITEMS HERE ON CONSENT. ITEM NO. 7. THIS IS IN DISTRICT 3, MS. VIAGRAN. IT'S ABOUT ESTABLISHING A -- WELL, WHAT I CALL A MONSTROSITY. A BIG CELL PHONE TOWER. YOU'VE SEEN WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE. 100, 200 OR MORE FEET TALL RIGHT THERE ON SOUTH WW WHITE ROAD. DO YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE SOMETHING RIGHT THERE BY YOUR RESIDENTS THAT THEY HAVE TO DRIVE BY EVERY DAY WHEN THEY COME BACK AND FORTH TO WORK THERE? I DON'T SEE WHY YOU REALLY WANT TO DO THAT. I THINK YOU WOULD WANT TO SAY NO TO IT, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S GOT TO BE SOME OTHER PLACE, SAY ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN WHERE YOU CAN PUT CELL PHONE TOWERS THAT PEOPLE WON'T BE SO EXASPERATED BY THEM, MS. VIAGRAN. APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER THAT, MA'AM. THANK YOU. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. UP NEXT, WE HAVE LAURA MONTVIES ON ITEM 11. >> >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? >> VIAGRAN: I MAKE A MOTION. >> HAVE A COUPLE OF MOTIONS, A COUPLE OF SECONDS. ANY DISCUSION? COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. >> KAUR: I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM NO. 2, WHICH IS A NEW OFFICE FOR A REALLY WONDERFUL NONPROFIT, BEAT AIDS, AND WE HAVE TWO REPRESENTATIVES HERE MAIN, WHICH IS GOING TO BE A GREAT LOCATION FOR THEM TO SUPPORT NOT ONLY OUR LGBTQ PLUS YOUTH BUT ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF THE WORK YOU'RE DOING AND EXCITED TO SUPPORT THIS ZONING TODAY. THANKS, MAYOR PRO TEM. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. THAT CONCLUDES THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. STAFF, CAN YOU PLEASE START WITH ITEMS 5 AND 6? >> ABSOLUTELY. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1514 RIGSBY AVENUE. STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL. [00:05:05] PLANNING COMMISSION AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL. STAFF MAILED 38 NOTICES. FOUR RETURNED IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED, AND THERE IS NO REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITHIN 200 FEET. OUTSIDE OF THE 200-FOOT NOTIFICATION BOUNDARY, SIX ADDITIONAL NOTICES WERE RETURNED IN FAVOR. THANK YOU. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. JACK FINGER. >> MR. MAYOR PRO TEM, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS JACK FINGER. ON RIGSBY AVENUE. THIS IS IN DISTRICT 3 ONCE AGAIN, VIAGRAN. YOU HAVE ALL THE GOOD CONTROVERSIES SEEM TO COME YOUR WAY THERE. YEAH. BUT THE REASON THEY ARE CONTROVERSIAL IS BECAUSE THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT STAFF, WHOM WE PAY TO OFFER PROFESSIONAL OPINIONS ON THESE THINGS, ALONG WITH THE ZONING STAFF, THEY BOTH SAY DO NOT DO THIS. DO NOT DO THIS. WHY? WELL, PERHAPS MAYBE YOU'VE READ, IN YOUR DUE DILIGENCE, LIKE I'M SURE YOU HAVE DONE, MAYBE YOU HAVE READ THE BACK-UP DOCUMENTS LIKE I HAVE AND IT SAYS A USED CAR LOT, AMID RESIDENCES, ALLOWS FOR COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT. YOU WILL FIND THERE'S A LOT OF THAT TO BE -- THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON THIS AFTERNOON'S AGENDA. YEAH. SO THE IDEA IS TO SAY NO SO THAT THE FUTURE OF THE PEOPLE LIVING THERE DON'T HAVE TO LIVE AMID MORE AND MORE BUSINESS SQUEEZING THEM OUT. RIGHT? HUH? YEAH. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK YOU FOLKS ARE FOR QUALITY OF LIFE. YOU SAY YOU ARE. WELL, LET'S SEE YOU PROVE IT. THANK YOU. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. ITEMS NO. 5 AND 6 ARE IN DISTRICT 3. COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN IS RECOGNIZED. >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANT TO THANK THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSIONS FOR VETTING THIS CASE. THANK YOU FOR THE APPLICANT FOR WORKING WITH MY OFFICE AND THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH PERFORMED. RIGSBY AVENUE IS A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE AND THERE ARE ALREADY EXISTING COMMERCIAL USES ON THIS SAME BLOCK AND ONE BLOCK OVER. LASTLY, C-2 NA WILL PROVIDE AREA RESIDENTS WITH HAVING A SAFE OR OTHER MORE INTENSE AFTER HOURS COMMERCIAL USES ARE SOUGHT OUT IN THE FUTURE. IF YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH RIGSBY, I THINK YOU KNOW WHERE THIS IS. MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. UP NEXT IS ITEM 8. >> AGENDA ITEM NO. 8 FACILITY. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 7995 HEUERMANN ROAD. STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL. ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. 12 NOTICES MAILED, ZERO RETURNED IN FAVOR AND ZERO IN OPPOSITION. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE RIOTS COMMON COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. I HAVE ONE RESIDENT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. JACK FINGER. >> MAYOR PRO TEM, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL . THIS ITEM, NO. 8, IT HAPPENS TO BE IN DISTRICT 8. MS. GONZALEZ, IT'S YOUR DISTRICT. IT'S ABOUT THE IDEA OF CHANGING SOMETHING, A LOCATION THAT'S RESIDENTIAL IN CHARACTER TO, WELL, COMMERCIAL. YES. AND THE REASON THE ZONING STAFF THOUGHT IT WAS BAD, ANOTHER RED FLAG, IS BECAUSE --I MENTIONED A MOMENT AGO, COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT. YEAH. AND THAT PLUS THE IDEA IT COULD HARM THE RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE PEOPLE LIVING NEARBY THERE. SO, YEAH. NOW CONTRACTOR FACILITIES BY THEMSELVES ARE OKAY BUT THEY [00:10:02] ARE NOT ALIGNED WITH THE RESIDENCES THAT THEY ARE SITUATED NEXT TO. YES. WHY NOT TELL THEM NO ON THIS ONE? HUH? THANK YOU. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. ITEM 8 IS IN DISTRICT 8. COUNCILMEMBER MEZA GONZALEZ IS RECOGNIZED. >> GONZALEZ: THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU TO THE ZONING COMMISSION FOR WORKING ON THIS ITEM. I'LL BE MAKING THE MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEMS 9 AND 10. >> AGENDA ITEMS 9 AND 10. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 13406 WESTERN OAK DRIVE. STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITION: ALL INSTALLED LIGHTING IS TO BE DOWNWARD FACING. STAFF MAILED 32 NOTICES. ZERO RETURNED IN FAVOR, ZERO IN OPPOSITION AND THE HOA DID NOT PROVIDE A RESPONSE. OUTSIDE THE 200-FOOT BOUNDARY, SIX NOTICES WERE RETURNED IN FAVOR . THANK YOU. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. WE HAVE TWO RESIDENTS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. JACK FINGER. >> MR. MAYOR PRO TEM, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER AND I THINK YOU HAVE NEWCOMERS COME TO SAN ANTONIO, I THINK YOU SHOULD MAKE AN ORDINANCE PLACING A SIGN IN EVERY SINGLE NEIGHBORHOOD. WARNING: YOU WILL EVENTUALLY BE SQUEEZED OUT BY COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES. I MEAN, IT'S TRUE. WE HAVE THREE OR FOUR -- COUNT 'EM -- ITEMS HERE THAT DEAL WITH COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT. AND SO FAR Y'ALL HAVE APPROVED EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. DO YOU REALLY WANT THIS TOWN TO BECOME ONE BIG SMOKESTACK? HUH? WHERE ARE PEOPLE SUPPOSED TO LIVE? WHERE ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO GO WHEN THEY HAVE BUSINESSES ON ONE SIDE, BUSINESSES ON THE SECOND SIDE AND BUSINESSES ON THE THIRD. WHERE DO THEY GO? DO YOU WANT TO HAVE THEM CONTINUALLY MOVE OUT TO BOERNE? THIS IS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. YOU WILL SQUEEZE OUT EVERYBODY WHO REALLY WANTS TO CARE ABOUT OUR CITY. THESE ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF A COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT. SOME NEIGHBORHOODS LEARNED THIS LONG AGO AND THEY DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND THEY SUCCEEDED AND THEY LET YOU KNOW LOUD AND STRONG WHEN THEY SEE THESE THINGS. OTHERS ARE NOT SO ORGANIZED. AND YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST GO AHEAD AND ALLOW IT TO SLIP RIGHT IN WITHOUT ANYBODY KNOWING. BUT ONE PERSON NOTICES. AND QUITE FRANKLY, YOU REALLY NEED TO SAY NO TO THESE THINGS AT LEAST ONCE IN A WHILE. YOU KNOW? WHAT'S THE CHANGE HERE? FROM ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR TO CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR. YEAH, TWO PEAS IN A POD. DO YOU REALLY WANT TO LIVE RIGHT NEXT TO A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR SITE? BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING THE PEOPLE AND THIS ISSUE TO DO SO. THE BIG RED FLAG. PLANNING COMMISSION AND ZONING COMMISSION SAY DON'T DO THIS . ARE YOU GOING TO LISTEN TO THEM? HUH? THANK YOU. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. MR. JOHN COOLEY. ITEMS 9 AND 10 ARE IN DISTRICT 8. COUNCILMEMBER MEZA GONZALEZ IS RECOGNIZED. >> GONZALEZ: I'M HAPPY TO WELCOME A NEW BUSINESS TO SAN ANTONIO FROM LUBBOCK FRIO FENCING. THANK YOU TO THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSIONS FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS ITEM. MOTION TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS AS READ . >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S ZONING AND LAND USE SESSION. 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